Which ones can I risk putting out?
I totally started too early on the seed sowing and my greenhouse is not coming till early/mid may (I hope!). Got a little over excited!
I would like to move some outside but from my reading I pretty much can't move any till risk of frost is over and lord knows when then could be in Yorkshire!
Any advice on which ones I can be a little brave and slowly harden off outside:
Flowers
Anthirithums
Scabiosa (think these might be ok?)
Cleome
Sweet Peas (think these are ok?)
Cosmos
Dahlias
Veg
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
French beans
Chillies
Celery
I also bought a few tiny camelia plant that I've kept inside and they've have quadrupled their leaves in a matter of weeks. It's done so well, I'm nervous to put it too.
Any advice very appreciated!
Thank you
I would like to move some outside but from my reading I pretty much can't move any till risk of frost is over and lord knows when then could be in Yorkshire!
Any advice on which ones I can be a little brave and slowly harden off outside:
Flowers
Anthirithums
Scabiosa (think these might be ok?)
Cleome
Sweet Peas (think these are ok?)
Cosmos
Dahlias
Veg
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
French beans
Chillies
Celery
I also bought a few tiny camelia plant that I've kept inside and they've have quadrupled their leaves in a matter of weeks. It's done so well, I'm nervous to put it too.
Any advice very appreciated!
Thank you
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I wish I could help better, but I don't want to give out guesses
She hardened them off by putting them outside on sunny days but always brought them in at sundown, just to be sure.
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
As suggested you could always use cover if frost is predicted and put them closer to the house or under shelter too.
https://www.gardenfocused.co.uk/adjust-dates-uk.php
I put stuff out during the day and bring it all in at night at this time of year. Potting shed, garage, anywhere I can put it.
If you can pot seedlings and small plants on to the next size of pot their roots will have better protection and you can cover them at night with cardboard if you don't have fleece. Just make sure it's not resting on the small plants and that you take it off in daylight, after any frost has thawed.
Mid May used to be the last frost in the north west but maybe global warning has advanced that date. You'll have to keep an eye on forecasts and be aware that the coldest hour is around dawn.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw